They said it.
The late Dr. Tiller, who performed second and third trimester abortions in Kansas, acknowledged the possibility of fetal pain in an interview when he said:
“Whatever the truth about fetal pain, I think the women are concerned about it. So I tell them we can take care of that with fetal euthanasia.”
DEBORAH SONTAG “Doctors Say It’s Just One Way” New York Times March 21, 1997
Alicia went to Planned Parenthood to see if she was pregnant.
“When my name was called, naturally my mom and husband stood up to come with me and the nurse told them they were not allowed. I asked the nurse, “not even my husband?” and she said “no, just you!” I felt very disappointed and confused.”
She went in by herself. The nurse asked her if she wanted to keep “it” if she was pregnant. She said she did.
“You can be honest with me, are being forced to keep it against your will?” I said, “Absolutely not. I wasn’t expecting to get pregnant so quickly, but if I am pregnant I want to keep my baby” and again she asked “So your husband or mom are not forcing you to keep it if you are?” I said, more aggressively and upset, “NO!”
When she was asking me if I was forced to keep the baby she looked like she was reading from a script. I remember her saying that if I kept ” it,” it would be very expensive and life changing. She was poking at the fact that I didn’t seem like I could afford to have a baby. She also asked if I was scared to say that I wanted an abortion, and that if I had any questions I could talk to someone that can ease my nerves. She never really said baby she said “it” a lot. She also mentioned that if I was pregnant depending how far a long I was that there might not even be a heartbeat.”
Alisha didn’t give the woman a chance to go on, however, She said, “excuse me, If I am pregnant I am keeping my baby. I may not be rich but I know God will make a way!” and walked out.
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“I have not been able to shake that experience, it was very disturbing that I had someone trying to convince me to abort my baby especially after telling her over and over again that I wanted to keep my baby. I didn’t sleep for a week! I turned out not to be pregnant at that time, but I now have two amazing little boys Josué and Josiah!”
SUSAN MICHELLE TYRRELL “‘They kept asking me if I was being ‘forced’ to keep the baby’: Alisha’s Planned Parenthood visit” Life Site News December 1, 2011 http://www.lifesite.net/news/they-kept-asking-me-if-i-was-being-forced-to-keep-the-baby-alishas-planned
Share on Facebook“In the beginning they were calling it a baby. We were saying it was only blood and tissue. Let’s agree this is a life form, a potential life; you’re terminating it. You don’t have to argue that abortion stops a beating heart. It does.” She adds, “I can’t say it’s just like an appendectomy. It isn’t. It’s a very powerful and loaded decision.”
Merle Hoffman, who founded Choices, a Queens, N.Y., abortion clinic.
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“It is an honorable and noble endeavor to protect the life of every fetus. It is misguided. Either society views women, as a whole, as honest, trustworthy and respected enough to determine their own destiny, or we decide that women are an ignorant, manipulative and irresponsible second-class of citizens who need to be controlled. You cannot have it both ways; control the weak while respecting the responsible.”
Nancy Clardy “Taxes private, but not abortion?” The Spokesman-Review, August 27, 2012
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/aug/27/taxes-private-but-not-abortion/
Share on FacebookThis comment from an abortion provider was posted on an article about a proposed late-term abortion ban. The article discussed how women should have access to late-term abortions despite their reasons for seeking them, and maintains that focusing on the stories that are the most tragic only works against abortion rights.
“Thanks for this piece. It resonates with me deeply as a provider of abortion care and as an “out” advocate of reproductive justice, the framework most cogent with your remarks but least known by people moved by this issue. To your point, when advocates have sought stories from me to make the case for abortion, it has always been a request for tragic circumstances, the stories felt to be the most likely ones to move opinion. The reality is that that is not the typical patient I see, as most women having abortions are not raped or are not carrying a lethally flawed fetus, and yet I have not identified a clear distinction between women I am willing to help and those I am not based on “acceptability” of circumstance.”
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Tracy Weitz “What do responses to the Washington DC 20-week abortion ban tell us about the habits of the prochoice movement?” ANSIRH blog, July 25, 2012
http://blog.ansirh.org/2012/07/habits-of-the-prochoice-movement/
“Women who choose abortion often achieve significant personal growth because the creative essence of pregnancy is redirected. Pregnancy as a profound inner experience directs us to do this…Choosing to have an abortion is an expression of a woman’s power in Life, but the medical system often reinforces the victimization of women by treating us as if we were being rescued.”
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“It [having an abortion] takes strength, courage, bravery, and determination. ..People who have abortions think about the future. They think about now. They think about others. “
“Abortion Stigma” the Abortioneers December 21, 2011 http://abortioneers.blogspot.com/2011/12/abortion-stigma.html
The Abortioneers is a blog written by clinic workers.
Many women who have abortions feel pressured into the decision by life circumstances or by their partners. The pressure and emotional distress a woman feels while she’s experiencing an unwanted pregnancy can be intense and profound. Even a good person can turn to abortion as a “quick fix.” This post is not meant as an attack on those who have abortions. But having an abortion is not a selfless, noble act – it is an act that kills a baby.
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I was 20 years old, a junior in college. When I found out I was pregnant I went to the only school counselor at this small college. When I told her my situation, she almost immediately gave me literature on abortion clinics and was very encouraging toward abortion. I barely thought of other options. A girlfriend who was supportive through this was encouraging abortion as the best thing. The father didn’t consider anything else as I told him I was pregnant and needed an abortion. He paid for it but wasn’t present. We had just broken up before I found out that I was pregnant.
The clinic said it wouldn’t be painful — just like menstrual cramps. What a lie! I cried and almost screamed a few times, but they told me not to make noise because I would scare the others that were waiting. As soon as it was over, as I sat in the recovery room, I felt like I was dying — physically. That passed after awhile, but the next day, I felt like I was dying emotionally. I hated myself for what I had done, and felt such emptiness that I had never experienced before or since then.
I began to resent and almost hate the father. We had started dating again and it was never the same. I kept throwing it in his face and was actually trying to get him to feel bad about what we had done, but I don’t think he ever did. After on and off dating, I broke it off for good. Four days after the abortion, I got a headache that lasted all day, non-stop for about 2 months and then started letting up only occasionally throughout the day. My grades dropped drastically. I couldn’t concentrate at all anymore on studies or pay attention in class. My mind was never on any particular thought — I wasn’t concentrating on anything. My friendship with my supportive girlfriend fell apart, too. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, I didn’t want to be around her or even look at her, for she reminded me of what I had done, and I resented her. These thoughts weren’t conscious at the time, I just felt uncomfortable around her and didn’t know why.
Share on Facebook“I was unmarried. I had just joined the Navy and I felt no other “choice”. I went to a clinic and it was performed.
[The abortion was] very violent! Painful both physically and mentally. The worst experience of my life! I bled for 6 weeks after. They discovered half of the fetus left in me! Caused terrible infection, I almost died!!
For weeks I was so depressed I almost took my own life, I felt so guilty of what I’d done. No one else really knew or cared.
For years (I had [the abortion] ten years ago) I lived in a state of guilt until I became a Christian and confessed it to God. He helped me to heal. I then got involved in Crisis Pregnancy Centers, and the Pro-Life Movement. Helping others has helped me.
How has the abortion affected me? Well, where do I start? I had a crash course in adulthood. I did a lot of growing up. I came to realize how one decision can affect you for the rest of your life!
Share on Facebook“I got pregnant just out of high school and my parents and the father’s parents were too ashamed to own up, so my mother told me if I didn’t have an abortion she wouldn’t talk to me — so I had an abortion.
It was very traumatic and clinical. All they were interested in is the money! (It was) very scary and I felt wrong and I knew I shouldn’t, but I felt forced into it.
Well, my boyfriend wouldn’t talk to me and my mom was angry and when she caught me crying myself to sleep she told me she’d ground me if she caught me crying again…
I’m still not fully recovered and it was 2 years ago.
I have learned to appreciate life and the gift the Lord gave us and the pain and agony you get when you snuff out one of those lives! I have learned to love all people, especially children! I will carry that sadness the rest of my life.”
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